On the plus side, Namco's latest tennis-fest certainly looks the business with Rafa, Roger & co lending their likenesses and extensive options to design and train your player from scratch. Alas, the problems begin at 0:0 in the first set, when sloppy mechanics render all this effort largely superfluous. Running down balls only to find your player refusing to swing, or striking down the middle when you wanted it on the tramline soon becomes infuriating. And the AI is just as maverick; your opponent sticking doggedly to the baseline yet almost unbeatable when he ventures to the net. It all makes for a game that looks good in highlights but never feels fun to play. Pity.